Building performance indicators and IEQ assessment procedure for the next generation of EPC-s

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A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa

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2021-03-29

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Department of Civil Engineering

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9

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E3S Web of Conferences, Volume 246

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In the current implementation of EPC-s, the assessment focus is purely on the energy consumption data. For the next generation of EPC-s, new performance indicators are proposed to address relevant building performance aspects, such as sustainability, productivity and market value. These indicators would enable evidence-based decision-making processes and facilitate the delivery of renovation triggers. Within the EPC framework, the problem is not the availability of such performance indicators, but the assessment effort required. Only easily available data can justifiably be introduced to bulk EPC-s, either as direct complementary input or as a performance indicator. Availability of such data was analysed from case studies that included EPC-s from 11 EU member states, mainly non-residential buildings. Analysed data included relevant HVAC information such as ventilation air flows, heating and cooling set-points and installed power, but also output data, such as EPC classes, net and primary energy need and GHG emissions. Based on our findings, we outlined two different development paths-one for existing buildings and one for new buildings and major renovations. Two categories of complementary indicators to energy are proposed-IEQ and power indicators.

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Publisher Copyright: © The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2021. Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

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Võsa, K V, Ferrantelli, A, Tzanev, D, Simeonov, K, Carnero, P, Espigares, C, Escudero, M N, Quiles, P V, Andrieu, T, Battezzati, F, Cordeiro, K, Allard, F, Magyar, Z, Turturiello, G, Piterà, L A, D'Oca, S, Willems, E, Veld Op 'T, P, Litiu, A V, Lungu, C, Catalina, T & Kurnitski, J 2021, ' Building performance indicators and IEQ assessment procedure for the next generation of EPC-s ', E3S Web of Conferences, vol. 246, 13003 . https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202124613003